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Three Arsenal under-performers against Swansea - Who disappointed?

As Arsenal dropped more points against Swansea, who didn't play to their usual high standard?

Arsenal would have hoped to re-pay supporters with a big result against Swansea City, but dropped more points thanks to a late Mathieu Flamini own goal.

With Manchester City beating United last night, Arsenal are left looking over their shoulders in to hang onto fourth place ahead of Everton, rather than focusing on a title challenge.

Arsenal face City this weekend, while Everton have a game in hand, so the six point gap between the two teams could soon look a lot more uncomfortable for the Gunners.

The 2-2 draw with Swansea was far from a vintage win, and there were a number of players who did not live up to their usual high standards.

We have highlighted three who in key areas delivered the worst displays of their seasons to date.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's passing:

Player

Match

Matchday

Passing accuracy

Mins

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

24

84.34

90

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal vs Aston Villa

01

83.33

45

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Liverpool vs Arsenal

25

80.95

90

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Chelsea vs Arsenal

31

78.26

45

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Spurs vs Arsenal

30

77.78

85

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

Arsenal vs Swansea

29

65.71

57

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain might have been suspended for this game but was handed a reprieve by the FA after his handball against Chelsea. He tried to influence the game having four shots, but only one landed on target and was substituted after 57 minutes. Worse was his pass accuracy of 65.7%, the worst he has recorded in any game this season in which he has played more than 45 minutes.

Fans were complaining at defensive midfielder Mathieu Flamini being left out against Chelsea, but having been selected against Chelsea he was particularly uninspiring. The Frenchman did not win a single tackle, well short of the five he won against Aston Villa several games ago. To make matters worse, the 30-year-old scored an unfortunate injury time own goal to cost his side two points.

Bacary Sagna's crossing:

Name

Match

Matchday

Crossing Accuracy %

Total Cross

Bacary Sagna

Man City vs Arsenal

16

50.00

4

Bacary Sagna

Arsenal vs Southampton

12

40.00

5

Bacary Sagna

Crystal Palace vs Arsenal

09

33.33

6

Bacary Sagna

Arsenal vs Cardiff

20

33.33

3

Bacary Sagna

Man Utd vs Arsenal

11

33.33

9

Bacary Sagna

Arsenal vs Swansea

29

0.00

5

Bacary Sagna

Arsenal vs Man Utd

26

0.00

5

Bacary Sagna

Liverpool vs Arsenal

25

0.00

5

Bacary Sagna

Arsenal vs Chelsea

17

0.00

5

French full-back Bacary Sagna is thought of as a reliable performer for Arsenal but he offered the club little going forward last night. All five of his attempted crosses failed to find a teammate, equally his worst stats for the season in this area. This was one of four occasions he has delivered these exact numbers, with three of four coming since early February.

Dan Coombs

Dan Coombs has been writing for HITC Sport full time since 2012 and has helped the website grow it's audience considerably during this period, while managing a team of writers. He has interviewed high profile names including Stuart Pearce and his work has been cited in Javier Hernandez's biography. In addition to football, Dan is a big fan of the NFL and NBA.